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Portrait of the family of painter Mathias Alten
Family portrait of painter Mathias Alten, his wife Bertha, and daughters Ella, Camelia, and Viola.
Portrait of Camelia Alten
Portrait of Camelia Alten, daughter of painter Mathias Alten, with her cat.
Portrait of painter Mathias Alten and daughter Viola
Portrait of painter Mathias Alten and his daughter Viola.
Home of painter Mathias Alten on the corner of Fuller and Hope in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Home of painter Mathias Alten on the corner of Fuller and Hope St. in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Portrait of painter Mathias Alten
Portrait of painter Mathias Alten. Photograph is cut and mounted in diamond shape.
Passport photograph of painter Mathias Alten
Passport photograph of painter Mathias Alten (seated right), Forest Emerson Mann (standing), and an unidentified sculptor (seated left) taken in Seville, Spain.
Portrait of painter Mathias Alten and Rudy Heubner
Portrait of painter Mathias Alten and friend Rudy Heubner, 1893.
Mathias Alten painting portrait in Grand Rapids studio
Painter Mathias Alten working on portrait of friend and neighbor Carl Bornecrantz? in his Grand Rapids studio.
Tally card from 17th wedding anniversary celebration
Illustrated tally card from the 17th wedding anniversary celebration of the marriage of Bertha Alten and painter Mathias Alten, 1912. The card is punched with 5 holes.
VandenBosch, Gerritt
Gerritt VandenBosch arrived in New York on Memorial Day, 1920. From there he moved to Inwood, Iowa. He discusses being a Dutch immigrant during the Depression.
Bissell, M.R.
M.R. Bissell was born on April 7, 1882 in Grand Rapids. His father (M.R. Sr.) invented the Bissell Carpet Sweeper. The Bissell Carpet Sweeper Company was established in 1883. When Mr. Bissell's father died prematurely, his mother took his place…
Meade, Mary Alice
Mary Alice Martin was born in Grand Rapids in 1897. She returned home from Vassar College during WWI to farm.
Lockwood, Katherine
Katherine Pantlind was born on December 25, 1888 in Grand Rapids. Her father owned and operated the Pantlind Hotel. She married Closson Lockwood in 1909 and met Teddy Roosevelt. She died on March 16, 1976.
Blomstrom, Lowell
Lowell Blomstrom was born on March 22, 1893 in Grand Rapids. His father was an inventor and pioneer in the automobile industry. In 1904 Carl Blomstrom introduced the Queen Automobile produced in Detroit by the Blomstrom Motor Company. Lowell…
McLachlan, Veronica
Veronica Jungbaecker was born on August 1, 1883 in Grand Rapids. Her father, John Jungbaecker, was the building contractor for the Voigt House. She married Ford McLachlan in 1920. She worked at the Robert Irwin Furniture Company as a…























